G81 



MOUNTAIN MUHLY 



Muhlenber'gia montan'a, syns. "M. gra'cilis", 1 M. tri'ttda 



Flower head (panicle) narrow, spikelike, loose, 

 somewhat 1-sided 



-Individual flower groups (spikelets) 1-flow- 

 ered, borne along the length of the flower-head 

 branches 



, I 



V. *"~ Outer flower bract (lemma) 3-veined, longer 

 V and firmer than glumes, tipped with a slender, 

 straight or bent but not tvyisted, persistent 

 bristle (awn) from % to % in. long, tightly 

 enclosing the "seed" as it develops 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts (glumes) oblong, 

 nearly equal in size, persistent after grain has 

 fallen; 2d, or upper, glume 3-toothed 



Stalks (culms) tufted at base, unbranched, 

 usually erect, up to 24 in. high, leafy 



Leaves mostly basal, narrow, rather rigid, 

 inrolled, sharp-pointed; sheaths very broad at 

 base, papery, loose from stalks 



Roots fibrous; underground rootstocks lacking 



>Of II. S. authors, not (H. B. K.) Trin. 



